Dixit Can Fix It

Give 10 hours. Get a paid start.

Volunteer 10 hours in your community. Then we connect you to a paid apprenticeship with a local employer, and we cover the training it needs.

Sign up as a young person Offer a spot for youth

For ages 14–24 in Mayfield, Cleveland’s eastern suburbs, and Akron–Summit County. Free to join.

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Paid apprenticeshipUnlocks at 10 hours

Log your hours in the app after each volunteer shift.

How it works

Clear thinking grows from real responsibility. Showing up for your community is where it starts, and a paid apprenticeship is where it leads.

  1. Sign up

    Tell us your age, where you live, and what you’re interested in. If you’re under 18, a parent or guardian signs off too.

  2. Get matched

    We find a volunteer opportunity near you: food banks, parks, libraries, senior centers, community events.

  3. Volunteer 10 hours

    Show up, do the work, and record your hours. Your volunteer supervisor confirms them.

  4. Start a paid apprenticeship

    We connect you with a local employer. The Dixit Can Fix It endowment fund pays for the training you need.

Where apprenticeships can lead

We work with employers who will teach a real skill and pay you while you learn it.

Skilled trades

Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, welding, carpentry, auto repair.

Manufacturing

Machining, assembly, quality checks, running and maintaining equipment.

Hospitals and health

Patient support, sterile processing, pharmacy and lab support.

Small business

Retail, food service, bookkeeping, marketing, customer service.

Government

City services, parks and recreation, public works, offices.

Nonprofits

Programs, events, outreach and operations for community groups.

Sign up

It takes about five minutes. We’ll email you within a week with a first volunteer opportunity near you.

We only use your information to match you with opportunities and keep you and your family informed. We never sell it. Questions? Email hello@dixitcanfixit.org.

About you
What interests you?
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Read the participation agreement

Volunteering and apprenticeships happen at partner organizations, which supervise the work. Dixit Can Fix It helps arrange opportunities but does not supervise them. Participants agree to follow each organization’s safety rules and instructions, and understand that some activities involve normal physical activity and risk. Participants (or, for anyone under 18, their parent or guardian) release Dixit Can Fix It, its volunteers and its board from claims arising from taking part, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct. Taking part is voluntary, and you can stop at any time.

You’re signed up

Thanks! We’ll email you within a week with a first volunteer opportunity near you. If you’re under 18, we’ll copy your parent or guardian.

For organizations

Host young volunteers, or take on an apprentice who has already shown they’ll turn up and work.

Volunteer hosts give young people a supervised first shift and confirm their hours.

Employers offer a paid apprenticeship. We cover required training costs, such as certifications or safety courses.

Donors grow the endowment fund that pays for training.

Sent

Thank you. Sandeep or someone from our team will be in touch within a few days.

Questions

Does it cost anything?

No. Signing up, volunteering and getting matched are free. Required training for your apprenticeship is paid for by the Dixit Can Fix It endowment fund.

Who can join?

Young people aged 14 to 24 who live in or near Mayfield, Cleveland’s eastern suburbs, or Ohio’s 13th Congressional District around Akron and Summit County. We plan to grow across Northeast Ohio.

Why 10 hours of volunteering first?

Volunteering shows that you show up, follow through and work well with others. That’s what employers look for first, and it gives us something real to tell them about you.

Is the apprenticeship guaranteed?

We work hard to find every young person who finishes 10 hours a paid opportunity that fits their age and interests. How fast that happens depends on the employers in your area. Work hours and job types for under-18s follow Ohio and federal child labor rules.

I’m under 18. What does my parent or guardian need to do?

Fill in their name and email on the sign-up form and tick the permission box. We copy them on every opportunity we send you.